Wednesday, 24 October 2012

The next market is this Saturday, October 27th. All the usual stall holders will be there, plus we have a new producer selling homemade vegan treats, savoury and sweet, including quiches, cakes & dips. They are called The Fat Carrot and the produce high quality vegan and vegetarian food, specializing in function catering, supper events and farmers markets.

You can find out a bit more about them on their website or facebook page and then pop along on Saturday to sample some of their delicious food.

Method
1) Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit) and line a muffin tray with paper muffin cases.
2) In a bowl mix together the wet ingredients (apple, sunflower oil, eggs, honey, vanilla ext.) and sugar until well blended.
3) In a separate larger bowl sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon and stir in the oats.
4) Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden
spoon until just combined, the mixture will be quite lumpy.
5) Add the sultanas and nuts in the last few stirs. Be careful not to over mix.
6) Spoon the mixture into muffin cases, filling 3/4 of the way up
7) Sprinkle the tops with the seed mix and bake for 20-25 minutes, the
tops should spring back easily when lightly pressed, if not cook for a
couple of minutes more and check again.

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Each market Botterells bring fresh fish from nearby Rye Harbour and as winter closes in it's the perfect time to try some new recipes.

Colder waters make for high
quality fish and seafood, and as the temperature drops the range available just
gets better. At the luxury end of the scale, treat yourself to the very best
crab, lobster and oysters and for fish, Dover sole, turbot and halibut are
rightly considered the very finest eating by cooks and chefs. But also this
month why not try some of the lower cost alternatives as many are at their
best. Brill is a real discovery if you haven’t tried it before – a firm white
flesh full of clean flavour that only needs simple cooking. Or opt for healthy
mackerel and herring, full of valuable Omega 3 fish oils.